Limbach - An Award Winning Design-Build Mechanical Contractor
In recent months, the following Limbach design build
accomplishments have been nationally recognized in Contracting
Magazine:
• Compuware Corporate Headquarters Facility – Detroit, Michigan:
First Place Award for new construction more than $5 million.
– As a $38,000,000 design build mechanical project, it was
Limbach’s largest design build contract awarded to date.
The 1 million sq. ft. office building included space for 4,000
employees, an 8,000 sq. ft. data center, a 16-story central
atrium with a 14-story waterfall, 60,000 sq. ft. of retail space, a
38,000 sq. ft. fitness center, a progressive day care facility with
18 class rooms, a full service cafeteria and kitchen, spectacular
public space, board room and an attached 12-story parking
deck. This complex project, constructed under a very tight
schedule, could only have been accomplished by having an
internal design engineering resource working hand and glove
with our construction and sales resources from the projects
inception all the way through commissioning and occupancy.
Also recognized as award winning
projects by Contracting Magazine were:

Compuware Corporate Headquarters

For over 25 years Limbach’s design engineers, in conjunction
with the construction and sales people in our various offices, have
been providing creative, innovative, and cost effective solutions
to our customers’ most challenging opportunities. In 1983, we
formed a central engineering resource, Limbach Systems, which
evolved to become our current engineering group. The Limbach/
Mechanical Professional Services (MPS) group has resources
located in Orlando, Detroit and Pittsburgh; the design build
engineering efforts are led by Presidents Tim Ward and Thom
Barry and Chief Engineer David Brentzel.
Our customers have asked our engineers to design systems that
solve challenging comfort, energy efficiency, sound attenuation
and operating scenario criteria. Design solutions to these criteria
are often contradictory and always complicated by architectural
and space requirements, and of course, tight budgets.
This seems like a daunting task but our engineering, construction
and sales people, working together, have met the challenge time
and time again. Our customers have recognized our design
engineering expertise by continuing to award Limbach repeat
business and calling on our engineers to help them evaluate and
solve mechanical operational problems in their other buildings that
we did not design or build. These relationships and our reputation
has afforded Limbach hundreds of millions of dollars of design
build, team construct, performance contracting, special projects
and service projects awards over the years.

Congratulations to all who contributed to
these award winning projects.
These are just some of the projects, large
and small, that MPS and our local offices
Geneva College
are collaborating on. Our “in house”
design engineering resources are capable of producing such
award winning designs, truly provides Limbach with a competitive
advantage in the marketplace, which is moving more and more
towards utilizing the design build process.
Currently, MPS is completing designs for the $900 million
permanent gaming and hotel facility for MGM Resort Casino,
the $80 million National Defense University and the $45 million
Pentagon Library and Conference Center for the U.S. Government.
Other design build projects in the construction phase include,
Kennedy Square Office Complex, Detroit, MI; Del Monte Corporate
Headquarters – Pittsburgh, PA; a pharmaceutical clean room
for Tyco in Deland, FL; and an extension to the site chilled water
system at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

EXPANSION OF MARSHALL HALL
In response to a solicitation from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, the team of Turner Construction, Skidmore, Owens
and Merrill, and Limbach prepared the successful offer for
design and construction of an expansion to Marshall Hall at the
National Defense University at Ft. McNair in Washington DC. The
expansion, to be named Lincoln Hall, will be over 240,000 square
feet of conference rooms and academic offices for the training of
military leaders from all over the world.
To be successful, the Team worked closely together to satisfy
the needs of the customer while complying with the detailed
program documents and maintaining the budget for the project.
The building exterior was to be designed to satisfy fine arts and
historical agencies for the District of Columbia. The building
systems were to be the lowest life cycle cost systems that could
be easily maintained and operated. With the assistance of
Mechanical Professional Services (MPS), Limbach’s internal
mechanical engineering group, Limbach developed an energy
efficient and cost effective design that allowed the creativity of
SOM’s architects to present an outstanding design. The costsaving design developed by Limbach/MPS allowed SOM to add
additional design features for a successful offering.

The building design incorporates energy conservation features
that will result in an estimated energy cost 23% below ASHRAE
90.1 requirements. MPS provided these energy conservation
features and provided the results of a life cycle cost analysis within
the proposal.
The building is also designed to the latest force protection
standards. MPS is working closely with SOM and their consultants
to design the building to protect the occupants from external and
internal release of chemical, biological, and nuclear contamination.
This design includes reducing building envelope leakage,
providing building pressurization controls, and air handling units
with enhanced filtration.
The building construction is on a fast-track schedule and is to be
ready for occupancy in the Spring of 2007. As the final design
documents are being prepared, the concrete structure is nearing
completion.

BILL MEADOWS RETIRES
Bill Meadows recently retired after 25 years of dedicated service at Limbach. He began his distinguished
career at Limbach in the service division where he was eventually promoted to General Manager. Bill was
later appointed to Branch Manager/Vice President of Limbach’s Columbus office.
Upon retirement, Bill relocated to Boardman, Ohio, with his wife Gatha. They are looking forward to
spending more time with their daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren. Bill will also have the chance to
now spend much desired time engaged in his favorite hobby, refurbishing boats.
The Columbus Team recently gathered at Cherry Valley Lodge in Newark for his retirement party, where
many reminisced about times they spent with Bill. Although this is an exciting time for Bill as he enters a
new phase in his life, it is also a sad time for those of us who have had the pleasure of working with him.
Thank you Bill for your commitment to excellence. It is spirit, drive and determination like yours that has
made Limbach what it is today.

LIMBACH GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE!
A few words about the LEMT Program:
Finding and developing today’s best college
graduates, who will one day become the future
leaders of our company, is the primary goal of the
LEMT Program. The program has been designed
to attract, recruit and orient students from the best
engineering and construction management programs
in the country and develop these individuals to help
lead Limbach into the future.
The program has established a number of
relationships with colleges and universities
throughout the country in order to prepare the
“pipeline” of qualified candidates to be considered.
This key component of the program is vital and the
company will continue to expand and strengthen our
relationships with these sources.
After the interviewing and selection process,
candidates who accept offers of employment will
participate in a highly structured orientation and
development program during their first five years with
the company. Highlights of this program include:

THE LIMBACH
ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT
TRAINING PROGRAM GETS UNDERWAY
Over the last few years, we have worked hard every day to take
Limbach to a new level of success. At the same time, we have also
continued to think about the future and what needs to be done
now to prepare for the future. We, the employees of the company,
know that the success we desire lies not only with us, but also
with the people who will join our company as we move forward.
Limbach has taken action to address our recruitment efforts, and
in particular, has reestablished a college graduate recruitment
and development program. We are pleased to announce the
development and implementation of the Limbach Engineering &
Management Training Program (LEMT).
Many years ago, Limbach developed an active and successful
college recruitment and development program called Project
Administration Training (PAT). Many of our current and successful
operational people were recruited, oriented and developed in this
program. Our company’s executive team recognized the need to
reestablish a program of this nature. Last fall, a committee was
commissioned to address the reestablishment of a program, to
analyze the most successful components of the old program, and
to incorporate new features that update the program for 2006 and
the future. The development of the LEMT program was completed
and recruitment initiated last January. If you have a chance, see
the LEMT Brochure posted on our company internet website at
www.limbachinc.com (see in “Careers” section). This document
was produced to promote and explain the program to potential
candidates. To date, we are happy to report that a number of
qualified candidates were identified, interviewed and successfully
recruited to join our company this month.

- Intense initial orientation in Pittsburgh during
their first month of employment. This orientation,
presented by numerous leaders of our company,
is structured to expose trainees to our industry,
services, terminologies and practices.
- Trainees will then spend 12 to 18 weeks working
in their branch Estimating Department. Training
will focus on reading drawings and learning
industry terminology under the guidance of
the branch Estimating Manager. They will also
work with the Limbach estimating system and
be involved with job takeoffs to learn how the
company is awarded projects.
- After completion of their assignment in the
Estimating Department, trainees will spend the
next six months rotating through the various
departments in their branch to gain exposure
to all facets of our business. During this phase,
each trainee will work closely with their assigned
mentor in order to assure that they are getting the
most out of the program.
- The next few years in a trainee’s development will
be highlighted by an assignment into a productive
role within one of the branch departments. Core
and specialized training will continue during this
phase of a trainee’s development.
This month, the company looks forward to the first
class of “LEMTs” starting their careers with our family.
Stay tuned for details at your branch as trainees are
recruited and introduced. As in the past, this is a
program in which we can all contribute to its success
as well as our company’s future. Take the time to help
Limbach go “Back to the Future”.

Promotions & New Hires
Limbach continues to grow and expand
the business to become One Company.
As part of that growth there has been
promotions and new hires of employees
in several locations:

Atlanta:

FENWAY
TRILOGY:
A Successful
Relationship
Project

Columbus:

Limbach Company was
awarded the HVAC
contract for the Fenway
Mixed Use, also called
TRILOGY, project
in 2004, by Suffolk
Construction Company.
Limbach and Suffolk
agreed on a Team
Construct approach for
the project and continue
to maintain a strong team relationship in Boston, MA.

Corporate:

TRILOGY is a mixed-use project located in the heart of Boston’s Fenway neighborhood. The
development, owned by Fenway Ventures, will bring residential apartments and Harvard
University institutional housing, retail, restaurant and parking at the intersection of Boylston
Street, Brookline Avenue and Kilmarnock Street.

Detroit:

The Limbach team lead by Senior Project Manager, Bill Sacco, consists of Steve Gillis,
General Foreman, Mike Goulet, Fab Shop and Area Foreman, Al Belsito, Area Foreman, and
Roxanne Mellen, Lead Planner. The team has done an excellent job maintaining the project
schedule and serving the needs of our customer(s), Suffolk Construction Company and
Fenway Ventures.

The project consists of three towers of 12, 15 and 17 stories connected by a 10 story base
building. The structure is made up of structural steel framing, metal decking and concrete
slabs. The three below grade levels will be designated for the 560 parking spaces. The
first floor of the building will house the loading docks, lobbies (apartment and Harvard
based) and 43,000 square feet of retail space. The second floor will include fitness facilities,
management offices, common areas and a centralized courtyard. The residential area, which
consists of 405 studio, one, two and three bedroom luxury rentals and Harvard housing units,
which makes up 171 apartment units that will be owned and managed by Harvard University
for Harvard University students, faculty and staff. The residential units begin on the third floor
and continue up to each of the three towers with mechanical penthouses on each rooftop.
The exterior façade consists of architectural precast and brick highlights with windows and
curtainwall.
In addition, Fenway Ventures has made a significant commitment to affordable housing,
incorporating nearly 60 affordable units onsite. The residential portion of this project
totals 580,000 square feet, bringing much needed rental units to Boston’s housing market.
Additionally, the project will extend Kilmarnock Street through Brookline Avenue, facilitating
traffic flow.
One of the key success factors of this project was the trust and relationships built between
Limbach, Suffolk and Fenway Ventures.

LIMBACH EXPANDS
Service Acquisition Completed
Limbach Company LLC, in Columbus, OH finalized the asset purchase of National
Mechanical Services of Ohio on March 8, 2006. This Business Unit was rolled into the
existing Branch Service Department, where it continues to offer high quality programs that
are designed to control cost, reduce downtime and improve facility comfort. Limbach’s
Service Department focuses on preventive maintenance programs, facility/system analysis
repair and replacement services. Other programs are designed to monitor and manage
utility consumption, improve energy efficiency and upgrade temperature control systems
to state-of-the-art Direct Digital Controls. We are pleased to welcome the former National
Mechanical Services of Ohio clients and key employees to the Limbach Family and look
forward to a mutually beneficial relationship throughout the years to come.

WILLIARD LIMBACH GETS SUMMER STARTED
WITH A CLAMBAKE & BARBEQUE
On a hot June day, Williard Limbach held its First Annual Employee Clambake and Barbeque.
The day began as employees viewed the second phase of the “Remember” Charlie Video: Safety,
Everyone’s “Responsibility.” After a discussion on safety, the outside festivities began.
Charlie Bacon, Limbach’s President/CEO; Steve Menhennitt, Branch Manager; Dave Strobino,
General Service Manager; and Service Managers, Mike Hogan, George Schrader, and Mike Dolan,
served as chefs for the event barbequing hot dogs, hamburgers and clams in the 90+ degree
weather!
Entertainment for the afternoon was provided by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, an
acrobatic stunt team, who performed a special presentation for the media in preparation for the Air
Show scheduled for the upcoming weekend. The Thunderbirds flew directly overhead the picnic and
put on a fantastic show.
The event was a huge success and all had a great time!

ENERGY

Sabo/Limbach Energy Services, the
Columbus location, has traditionally
developed conservation programs
for school districts with old, inefficient
New Does Not Mean Efficient buildings. Through their Utility Bill
Auditing Program, they are now
finding the same opportunity exists for districts with new buildings.

EFFICIENCY

Recently, Sabo/Limbach worked with a local school district to address
the high-energy costs in their three newly built elementary schools.
Each of the buildings is about 65,000 square feet and of nearly
identical architectural design. At less than three years old, the building
envelopes are well constructed and exceed all of the building code
requirements for energy efficiency. Additionally, the buildings have
state-of-the-art HVAC, employing technologies such as VAV with hot
water reheat and dehumidification control, air handlers with enthalpy
heat recovery wheels, independently controlled minimum outside air
dampers, 80% plus efficient boilers, rotary screw chillers, primary/
secondary chilled water pumping and a full direct digital control
system. Electrically, the buildings employ HID and T-8 florescent

lighting. Despite this technology, their utility bills were among the
highest of schools within the state.
Working with the school administration and facilities staff, Sabo/
Limbach created an energy-saving program that includes recovering
heat from the chillers. This “free” energy replaces the need to
fire boilers during the cooling season to provide hot water reheat
for the VAV boxes and dehumidification cycle. Additional energy
conservation measures include the use of CO2-based demand
controlled ventilation to reduce and manage excessive outdoor air
volumes, optimizing the building automation system’s sequences and
parameters, and adding variable-speed control to the kitchen hoods
and make-up air units.
Conservative calculations indicate the cost savings from energy
reduction and reduced equipment maintenance will pay for the
improvements in less than 3 years. Now the district not only has new
buildings, but they are truly energy-efficient as well.

CEO CORNER
Limbach has always been an
innovative specialty contractor,
creating the way for others in the
industry to follow.

DEL MONTE FOODS AT NORTHSHORE
In March 2004, Limbach Pittsburgh was awarded a $3,000,000
design build contract for the engineering and construction of the
HVAC Systems at the new Del Monte Food Headquarters Building,
located along the Allegheny River between PNC Park and Heinz
Field.
The Del Monte Building is a six story, 285,000 sq. ft. office/retail
building being constructed by Continental Building Systems and is
part of Continental’s North Shore Development Project.
Limbach’s in-house engineering group, Mechanical Professional
Systems (MPS), was the engineer-of-record and responsible for
the complete HVAC System design for the shell building and
future retail tenant areas.
This is the third successful large design build project with
Continental Building Systems, which demonstrates their
commitment to the design build approach and Limbach as a
successful provider of these services. Del Monte plans to occupy a
majority of the building.

UCLA CAREER FAIR
Western Air Limbach attended the Engineering and Technical
Career Fair at Ackerman Hall at UCLA’s campus on October 21st,
2005. This was an afternoon event in which companies attended
with representatives to meet prospective employees, either recent
graduates or upcoming graduates from UCLA’s Henry Samueli
School of Engineering and Applied Science. Some of the other
companies in attendance were, NEC Electronics, Northrup
Grumman, Raytheon, IBM, General Motors, Cisco Systems and
Microsoft, to name a few. Each employer was provided a six-foot
table, lunch and two chairs to set up their displays for the students
to see and learn a little about their prospective employers.
We hope that this is the beginning of a strong recruiting program
that seeks to benefit us long term. Thanks go out to Kimberly
Ridenour and Anna Vazquez for helping us make it a successful
event.

A couple of examples include
our unwavering commitment
to eliminate injuries in the
workplace. Our program known
as Incident and Injury Free (IIF),
a behavioral based program that
is constantly evolving to improve our outcomes of getting
everyone home after work without incident, is now including
a special focus on wellness. Our employees’ health is largely
in their own control. Wellness programs are about employers
providing information, tools and opportunities that will enable
employees to 1. improve their (and their families’) general
health and well-being, or 2. provide avenues for employees
to take the next step toward that healthier lifestyle they desire.
Our Safety and Wellness Committees (both National & Local)
will be working in conjunction with the Human Resources
Department and our national healthcare vendors and
consultants to maximize information availability and program
nuances. The addition of wellness to our safety program is
meant as a preventative investment in our people... and we
will continue to look for other opportunities to improve our
results with a goal to be one of the best employers to work for
in our industry. Bottom line... we care about our employees
and sending them home each and every night to their
families.
Another example is our commitment to a best practice
within our industry... providing leading design build and
team construct services that truly deliver unparalleled value
in terms of first and life cycle costs. Through our own inhouse engineering consulting practice known as Limbach
Mechanical Professional Services (MPS), our engineers
deliver sound practical solutions to all types of projects... from
simple designs to complex. We bring a wealth of engineering
experience from a unique constructors point of view. With
seven Professional Engineers dedicated to designing and
consulting on our projects, several of which are LEED certified
as well as Certified Energy Managers, we bring state of the
art industry knowledge to maintain budgets from a concept
through completion and start up. We are driven to perform...
and perform we do. Over the past year, Limbach has won
numerous design build awards, which can be found on our
website, www.limbachinc.com. We are quite proud of our
accomplishments, but what is more important; our customers
are very satisfied with our delivery methodology. Today, 93%
of our backlog is from repeat customers, a clear indicator they
see real value in our services.
Limbach is committed to being an innovator and a leader
in our industry. We leverage our scale and strength of our
overall organization to share knowledge, buying capacity and
industry peer relationships. If you haven’t worked with us, give
us an opportunity to show you what we are all about... like so
many others, we doubt you will be disappointed.
All the best,
Charlie Bacon
President/CEO
Limbach Facility Services

HARPER LIMBACH REACHES SAFETY MILESTONE

On September 30, 2005, Harper Limbach achieved a milestone, seven years of no lost
work days. The company celebrated by having a family outing at Busch Gardens, Tampa,
FL on October 8, 2005. Employees and their families enjoyed fun in the sun with live
entertainment, food, drink and giveaways ranging from $50 to the grand prize of a trip for
two to Las Vegas.
Harper Limbach held a safety slogan contest for employees’ children twelve years and
under to develop the company’s safety motto for the year 2006. The winning slogan,
“Hands on Safety”, was created by five year old Miss Analiesa Davis. Her slogan and
drawing will be featured on the hard hats of all employees throughout the company.
Harper Limbach employees know it doesn’t stop here. Goals for 2006 are not just no
lost work days, but to continue with no recordable accidents and to keep reporting all
near misses. At Harper Limbach we are committed to eliminating injuries.